The Mist

I watched The Mist last night and I must say that the entire time I was watching the movie all I could think about was how it was a perfect example of how a Call of Cthulhu adventure should go. The characters reacted in believable ways including fear, disbelief, religious conversion, desperation, hopelessness, and ultimately extreme remorse. I recommend that fans of Cthulhu watch this movie.

4E D&D Campaign Settings

So the news coming out indicates that each setting is going to have three books: Campaign Guide, Player's Guide, and an Adventure book. This is excellent news as it allows someone to pick up multiple settings without having to worry about later getting an extra dozen supplements. This makes me much more interested in the 4th edition books.

Maybe should have started sooner

So with my new immune boosting diet in effect, I settle into a 103.9 feverish state, fits of coughing, and most likely pneumonia. After the third day of doctor prescribed medications I'm feeling a lot better. However, I think maybe I should have held off from going back to work as it was a rough going today.

New Healthy Diet

So far eating a more healthy and nutritious diet hasn't been too hard. I started at 258 pounds and yesterday I was at 245 pounds. Not too bad for a short time. The more interesting thing is that I'm actually more alert and less tired by not drinking caffeine all day. I guess the sugar content was just affecting me more than I was aware.

Where is my guild?

So, I belong to an online guild called The Wanderers that I played numerous MMO games with including Shadowbane, DAoC, WoW, and Guild Wars to name a few. However, last friday the website went down and as of this writing I still can't get it to load. I wonder what the heck is going on with the site. I might have to actually log into a game to find out. :-)

Canceled Time Warner Cable and Phone Service

So in an effort to reduce the monthly payout I've dropped my cable and phone service through the cable company. I kept the internet services though. The phone service has been replaced with Skype Pro which reduces the cost from $30 a month to $60 a year for essentially the same service. The only downside is that friends and relatives now have to learn a new home phone number. But, for $300 less a year, they can deal. :-) I also think that cable will not be missed too much. The cartoons that P.J. watched are mostly online for free and a lot of television shows can be found online for free too. Right now I think that Hulu, AOL Video, and Turbonick will satisfy our needs. I've still got over the air HDTV for the broadcast stations too.